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Phil Gosselin understood when he came to the Phillies this offseason that his chances of making the 25-roster out of spring training were not good.
The 2007 Malvern Prep graduate has been down this road before.
“I’m used to it coming down to the last...

Increased talent brings increased pressure to win.
Brett Brown is finding this out with each close 76ers' loss in which folks on social media say what he could have or should have done differently to produce a favorable result.
Though he undoubtedly...

Aaron Nola was in the dugout on Saturday afternoon when a sold-out Spectrum Field greeted Bryce Harper with a standing ovation. He could feel the crowd's energy from his perch on the top step.
But this was just a Grapefruit League game. Imagine, Nola was...

For years, the NL East has been soft as a bunt single.
Not anymore.
Even before Bryce Harper decided to stay inside the division, four of the five teams spent this offseason swinging for the fences. In addition to defending champion Atlanta, the New...

Harper-mania has infected Philadelphia.
And the numbers back it up.
Bryce Harper’s No. 3 Phillies jersey has set a record for the best-selling jersey for any player in any sport in the first 48 hours after its initial launch.
Harper’s jersey topped...

Within hours of the “Phillies land Bryce Harper” announcement on Thursday, the cheapest ticket for Opening Day on the secondary market was up 100 percent.
By Friday morning, it was up 128 percent.
Let’s just say you may want to play the lottery if you...

The sting of being outbid for Manny Machado proved to be enough motivation for the Phillies to heighten their pursuit of Bryce Harper, and a source said Thursday afternoon that they are confident they will sign the superstar outfielder.
The Phillies...

J.T. Realmuto is happy he no longer has to worry about hitting balls to Odubel Herrera.
Realmuto spent his first five seasons playing his home games at the cavernous Marlins Park. The Phillies’ new catcher over his career has a .848 OPS on the road and...

Once upon a time, boiled hot dogs in foil wrappers were a baseball food staple. Not so much anymore. Especially not at Citizens Bank Park.
Baseball stadiums across the major leagues are making food and drinks a driving force of the gameday experience,...

As the Phillies continue their pursuit of blue-chip free agents Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, their coaching staff has quietly taken a few hits.
It now appears another member of that staff is jumping ship as MLB.com’s Joe Trezza reported Thursday...

With the 2018 MLB Winter Meetings now in the rearview mirror, it’s not Manny Machado and Bryce Harper but Jean Segura, Andrew McCutchen and Jose Alvarez that have been added to the Phillies’ roster.
There’s still time for the Phillies to throw a...

The Atlanta Braves have hired pitching coach Rick Kranitz, who served in the same role for NL East rival Philadelphia last season.
Kranitz, 60, replaces Chuck Hernandez, who was not retained following Atlanta's playoff loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
...

If the waiting is the hardest part, then Major League Baseball free agency is the most excruciating exercise in professional sports.
The market opened Nov. 3, which means superstars such as Bryce Harper and Manny Machado have had almost four weeks to...

Rick Kranitz was valued by the Philadelphia Phillies because of his pitching knowledge and his ability to relate to his pupils.
It was why the organization promoted him last year to pitching coach.
Kranitz was expected to start his second season in that...

The Phillies overachieved in the first four-plus months of the 2018 season, compiling a 64-49 record to hold a 1 1½-game lead in National League East despite hitting, pitching and defensive deficiencies.
They went 16-33 the rest of the way, culminating...

Freddie Freeman, Nick Markakis and the NL East champion Atlanta Braves are set to open the playoffs on the road.
All they need is an NL West champion to play.
Needing at least a win to have a shot at home field in the NLDS, the Braves lost to the...

Aaron Nola pitched seven shutout innings and Cesar Hernandez had a two-run single in the seventh inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a nine-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
Nola (17-6) was stellar...

For large parts of the last year, Jerad Eickhoff lost feeling in his right hand.
For one night in Philadelphia, it was the Atlanta Braves who didn’t have a feel at the plate against Eickhoff.
In his first and only start of 2018 for the Phillies,...

Lane Adams homered and drove in two runs, Anibal Sanchez won for the first time in nine starts and the Atlanta Braves used a lineup of reserves to win their fifth straight game, 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
The loss dropped...